Brief Peeks Beyond: Critical Essays on Metaphysics, Neuroscience, Free Will, Skepticism and Culture - Softcover

Kastrup, Bernardo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1785350188 ISBN 13: 9781785350184

Publisher: Iff Books, 2015

Synopsis

This book is a multi-faceted exploration and critique of the human condition as it is presently manifested. It addresses science and philosophy, explores the underlying nature of reality, the state of our society and culture, the influence of the mainstream media, the nature of free will and a number of other topics. Each of these examinations contributes an angle to an emerging idea gestalt that challenges present mainstream views and behaviors and offers a sane alternative. The book is organized as a series of short and self-contained essays, most of which can be read in under one hour.

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About the Author

Bernardo Kastrup has a Ph.D. in philosophy and another in computer engineering. He has been a scientist in some of the world's foremost scientific laboratories. His main interests are metaphysics and philosophy of mind.

Review

Better than any book I've come across, Bernardo Kastrup's collection of essays confronts two mysteries that must be urgently solved. The first is the mystery of reality. The second is the mystery of knowledge. To confront both mysteries at once requires courage, tenacity, a willingness to swim upstream, and thick skin. But if you have a persistent, acute mind like Bernardo's, an exciting journey opens up.-- Deepak Chopra, M.D., pioneer in the field of mind-body medicine. Author of more than 75 books with 23 New York Times best sellers.

Some words, such as the collection of essays in Brief Peeks Beyond, have the power to evoke in the reader not just the concept of infinite Consciousness but the experience of it, a taste of its own essential reality. I have been touched by the profundity of these essays and know that they will imprint their healing intelligence in the broader medium of mind, from which humanity draws its knowledge and experience, for many years to come.-- Rupert Spira, non-duality teacher and author.

In this pioneering, original and brilliantly written book Bernardo Kastrup is very critical of the still widely accepted materialist approach in science, while making use of many convincing rebuttals to materialist counterarguments. This important book is an excellent contribution to the growing awareness that the domination of materialism in science is irrefutably coming to an end, perhaps even in the next decade. Highly recommended.-- Pim van Lommel, cardiologist, author of Consciousness Beyond Life.

Occam's Razor never cut so deep as in this penetrating critique of science, philosophy and the cultural cocoon we've constructed. Kastrup has followed up on his previous assault on dopey scientific materialism with a knockout punch.-- Alex Tsakiris, author of Why Science is Wrong... About Almost Everything and host of the Skeptiko podcast.

Bernardo has the ability to communicate with the readers, through challenging them, in order to help our human consciousness to (re-)merge with the Whole of Consciousness, the 'Infinite Womb' of all that expresses Itself in time/space. For the open-minded and openhearted seekers of truth, this is great stuff to read.-- Fred Matser, humanitarian, philanthropist, author of Rediscover Your Heart.

About this edition

• Publisher: Iff Books
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1785350188
• ISBN 13: 9781785350184
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 251